| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N2261N |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 79 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tucson - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KTUS IATA: TUS Local: TUS Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 13 October 1985 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 762771 |
| Photo Comment |
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Built for Philippine Airlines as PI-C341 in 1953. Not delivered. To Braniff Airways as N3431 in 1955. Converted to a CV580 for Gerneral Motors as N5128 in 1961. Reregistered as N5128H then sold as N424BJ in 1973 then N53RB in 1975 and N2261N in 1978. To Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GKFZ in 1987 then to Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation as 9Q-CEJ in 1993. Destroyed in a forced landing after takeoff from Tshikapa, DRC in 1999 due to engine problems. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 December 2024, and has since been viewed 44 times. |